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Community Development and Humanitarian Aid

Commons · Question 63681 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) savings groups and (b) other asset-based community development strategies to complement his wider humanitaria

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Jul 2025

Community-led approaches are effective and sustainable ways to provide assistance. People in crisis often rely on social support networks and the informal economy to survive. From savings groups and informal credit systems to community food-sharing, these...